†Discophiceras wordiei Spath 1930 (ceratite)
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Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Alternative combinations: Ophiceras (Discophiceras) wordiei, Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) wordiei
Belongs to Discophiceras according to C. Zhang et al. 2017
See also Spath 1935 and Tozer 1994
Sister taxa: Ophiceras (Discophiceras) compressum, Ophiceras (Discophiceras) kochi, Ophiceras (Discophiceras) subkyokticum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 88.5
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Canada (2: Nunavut), China (1), Greenland (28)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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